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The name Tennessee came from a Cherokee village in the region that is called "Tanasie." The exact meaning is unknown.
The official state flag of Tennessee was adopted on April 17, 1905. This flag was designed by LeRoy Reeves of the Third Regiment of the Tennessee Infantry. The three white stars in the center symbolize the three different geographical regions of Tennessee: the Great Smoky Mountains (in eastern Tennessee), the highlands (in central Tennessee) and the lowlands (in western Tennessee, by the Mississippi River). The white circle binds them together. The blue stripe along the margin was added for distinction when the flag is hanging; with the stripe, not only the red shows while the flag is hanging.
10 Largest cities in Tennessee (2003): Memphis, 645,978; Nashville-Davidson,1 544,765; Knoxville, 173,278; Chattanooga, 154,887; Clarksville, 107,953; Murfreesboro, 78,074; Jackson, 61,110; Johnson City, 57,394; Franklin, 46,528; Kingsport, 44,231
Number of counties in Tennessee : 95
Largest county in Tennessee by population: Shelby, 908,175 (2004)
Largest county in Tennessee by area: Shelby, 755 sq mi.
Tennessee State Parks: 54
Tennessee Land Area: 42,143 sq mi. (109,150 sq km) (36th)
Tennessee Geographic Center: In Rutherford Co., 5 mi. NE of Murfreesboro
Tennessee Population: (2004 est) 5,900,962 (#16)
First visited by the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto in 1540, the Tennessee area would later be claimed by both France and England as a result of the 1670s and 1680s explorations of Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet, Sieur de la Salle, and James Needham and Gabriel Arthur. Great Britain obtained the area after the French and Indian Wars in 1763.
During 1784?1787, the settlers formed the "state" of Franklin, which was disbanded when the region was allowed to send representatives to the North Carolina legislature. In 1790 Congress organized the territory south of the Ohio River, and Tennessee joined the Union in 1796.
Although Tennessee joined the Confederacy during the Civil War, there
was much pro-Union sentiment in the state, which was the scene of
extensive military action.
The state is now predominantly industrial; the majority of its population lives in urban areas. Among the most important products are . Other lines include food processing, lumber, primary metals, and metal products. The state ranks high in the production of marble, zinc, pyrite, and ball clay..
With six other states, Tennessee shares the extensive federal reservoir developments on the Tennessee and Cumberland River systems. The Tennessee Valley Authority operates a number of dams and reservoirs in the state.
Among the major points of interest are the Andrew Johnson National
Historic Site at Greeneville, the American Museum of Atomic Energy at
Oak Ridge, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Hermitage (home of
Andrew Jackson near Nashville), Rock City Gardens near Chattanooga, and
three National Military Parks.
Tennessee Agriculture: Tennessee is a leading tobacco-producing state. Livestock and dairy products, greenhouse and nursery products and cotton.
Tennessee Industry: Chemicals, textiles, apparel, electrical machinery, furniture, and leather goods. Food processing, lumber, primary metals, and metal products. The state ranks high in the production of marble, zinc, pyrite, and ball clay.
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